Price of construction materials may double this year

Bricks and steel are already in short supply and cement will also end soon. "Demand increased by 40% recently," stated Robert Krzak from Nomi stores network. Booming sales have resulted from the increase of property prices which are growing by 10% each month. According to some analysts, the price of bricks may increase by as much as 100% this year. "The cost of building a house may increase by 10-25% this year solely as a result of more expensive construction materials," stated Bogdan Panhirsz from Grupa Polskie Sklady Budowlane. In addition, the costs of labor are also increasing due to mass emigration of specialists. (Gazeta Wyborcza, pp. 1, 19) E.B.